Due to health concerns the Civil Rights Tour has been rescheduled. This April, North Lake College students will travel by bus to visit landmarks of the American Civil Rights Movement as part of the college's second Civil Rights Tour. The trip takes place April 2-5, with stops in Birmingham, Montgomery, and Selma, Alabama and Jackson, Mississippi. Students enrolled in certain ENGL, PSYC, ECON, PHIL, and HIST courses (listed at the end of this post) can earn extra credit for participating in the field trip. All currently enrolled NLC students can sign up to participate. This trip is an opportunity [...]

Current students can get a head start on registration! Get the professors you want, the classes you need, the times you choose--the perfect schedule for you. Skip the lines, too. It's all as easy as registering right now. Returning students at North Lake College can register now for both Spring 2020 and wintermester classes. Wintermester registration closes when the specific classes begin. Spring registration will close on January 15 for classes beginning January 21. More Information: View the Spring 2020 credit class schedule View the Continuing Education (non-credit) class schedules Registration dates and other important info NLC admissions Academic advising [...]

Register now and: get the classes and instructors you want take advantage of shorter lines, if you register in person. enjoy more time to pay your tuition -- including flexible payment dates. reduce your stress by getting your classes scheduled before the break. ________________________________________________________ Important Registration Information Winter Term All students can register until the class start date. Spring 2020 Term Current students register November 19, 2019 - January 15, 2020. New students register November 25, 2019 - January 15, 2020. Full-term classes start January 21, 2020. View our schedules Spring 2020 Winter Term 2019 Continuing Education Spring 2020 Looking [...]

by Darius Ortega, contributing writer for the North Lake College News-Register Have you ever wanted to play the piano but were unsure of your capability to do so? Do you find it difficult learning on your own without direction? Well, the campus has just what you need, whether you have moderate experience or none. North Lake College’s music department offers, accessible and engaging classes designed for your needs. The program offers coursework in music theory, musicianship and jazz improvisation for all levels of musicians. Scholarships are available for classes within the program. Last year, more than $500 in scholarships were awarded. Music [...]

When North Lake College English professor Brandi Harris was in graduate school, she struggled to relate to the old, obscure “great novels” that teachers have been assigning for generations. They didn’t connect with any experiences in her own life, and they weren’t as enjoyable as the science fiction and fantasy stories she loved. When it was time to teach her own English classes, Harris was told to use the same classics – which she did for a time. However, she eventually devoted her energy to creating classes focused on her own favorite literature. “I got really bored teaching the same [...]